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1. Over a year ago, when Governor McKee told the public the new westbound Washington Bridge would open by August 2026 at an all-in cost of $455 million, many were skeptical, having seen the state blow deadlines and cost estimates in the past. After all, the state had already put out an optimistic preliminary estimate suggesting the project might cost as little as $250 million. On Friday, the skeptics were proven right again. The bridge now won't be completed until November 2028 -- nearly five years after it closed -- at an all-in c

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